Telecommunications Ordinance
Part 3
3-44
Section 10
Cap. 106
the terms of his licence, use such apparatus in the waters of
Hong Kong for communication with the base station of the
radiocommunications system of which the vessel is a mobile
station or with another mobile station of that system.
(5) Apparatus for radiocommunications upon any vessel may
be used to communicate with a signal station as defined for
the purposes of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance
(Cap. 313), or any other station in connection with—
(Amended 36 of 2000 s. 28)
(a) the services of a pilot or the piloting of a vessel;
(b) the berthing and unberthing of a vessel;
(c) the towing or salvage of a vessel; or
(d) the supply of water or fuel to a vessel:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall authorize any
such apparatus to be used contrary to the provisions of the
Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap. 313) or other
provision of law regulating the use of such apparatus.
(6) Subject to the terms of any licence relating thereto granted
in or outside Hong Kong, a ship earth station may be used
to communicate with any coast earth station by means of the
maritime mobile satellite service provided by Inmarsat subject
to the following conditions— (Amended 36 of 2000 s. 7)
(a) the ship earth station shall operate in the maritime
mobile satellite frequency band authorized by Inmarsat;
(Amended 36 of 2000 s. 7)
(b) transmissions shall cease if so required by the Authority
by written notice to the master or agent of the vessel;
(c) the ship earth station shall not be used—
(i) in a dangerous goods anchorage as defined for
the purposes of the Shipping and Port Control
Regulations (Cap. 313 sub. leg. A);
Last updated date
20.10.2016
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